Exile - Cassette

Since it's the season for giving, Cali beatmaker and MPC wizard, Exile is dropping off a new mixtape titled "Cassette" that has a heap of unreleased and cutting room floor material for ya ear pieces..

You'll be getting songs from Exile's vaults circa 1996 thru 2009, as well as demo versions from his debut LP "4TRK MIND" and demo's from his work with Blu and Aloe Blacc... Everything on here was recorded on a 4 Track cassette recorder with the exception of the Kankick produced jawn, "Like That".


Exile - Cassette

Feel: George Duke 1971-1980 Mixed by B+Mochilla

First off, yo, this man George Duke is a towering legend in the world of record diggers and all fans of jazz, funk and alternative rock n' roll in general...his musical career has spanned over 5 decades and he's released and been apart of over 50 albums...he is thee definition of a real musician. In acknowledging Duke's greatness , B+Mochilla has created a bonafide dope mix of some of this legend's catalog of music....

Put your groove hat on and get ready to be blown away...

-BIG D O


Feel: George Duke 1971-1980 Mixed by B+Mochilla

Video: Lyrics Born ft. Sam Sparro - Coulda Woulda Shoulda

Lyrics Born and Sam Sparro dole out some good old fashioned smooth funk on "Coulda Woulda Shoulda", flexing some serious versatility and providing that age old tale of caution for many a gold diggin' and impatient woman out there...

Directed by Yoram Benz, this actual video is stunning and really brings back that 70's aesthetic in a way that I haven't seen in a minute...a great, highly memorable vid...

Lyrics Born's new album, (from which this is the 4th track on) "As U Were" is out now...

-BIG D O

Dotgotit.com & Illcuts.com Present: The 88' Vs. 94' Mixtape...Mixed by DJ Grandman & DJ Elmattic

For hopeless 90's and 80's Hip-Hop fanatics like myself tapes/mixes like this always are a great point of interest...Seldom do folks pay proper respect to Hip-Hop's truly glorious past, but the people over at DotGotIt.com and Illcuts.com have done up something pretty special for all of you that missed Hip-Hop's formative and towering years of 1994 and 1988...

For the youngins; a chance to see all the dope shit you missed, lol...for the rest of us crabby purists; yet another opportunity to squabble about whether "Word...Life" & "Illmatic" were as great as "Long Live The Kane" & "Follow The Leader"...

Personally, I'll say that you'll find no 80's baby more into 90's Hip-Hop than I, but I also hold a special, special love for late 80's Hip-Hop too...mainly because it all was so uber creative and honest to me...back then MC's weren't afraid to discuss completely average (relatable) things in their music and they also approached love/relationships in much more real fashion too. There was plenty of edgier stuff too (G Rap, Kane, Rakim) but it wasn't so blatantly over the top.

Dive into this, especially that 1st side kiddies...

-BIG D O


Dotgotit.com & Illcuts.com Present: The 88' Vs. 94' Mixtape - 1988 Side

Dotgotit.com & Illcuts.com Present: The 88' Vs. 94' Mixtape - 1994 Side

News: Markey Fresh Passes Away

With a heavy heart his good Flavor Unit friend and longtime collaborator Mark The 45 King reported today that Markey Fresh AKA the man who recorded classic Hip-Hop cuts like "The King Is Here" and "The Mack Of Rap" passed away back on the 15th...

Markey grew up around the very foundation of Hip-Hop in the Bronx and once handed legendary DJ Kool Red Alert a demo tape and had it played on the radio for well over a year...a real rap vet indeed. There's no concrete source confirming it yet, but word is that Markey passed on due to a stroke.

-BIG D O

Daily Diggers Presents Born To Get Down

Now this is what I call a slammin' B-Boy/B-Girl mix!

Courtesy of UK record hound and my fellow blogger Kid Dyno, who's blog DailyDiggers.com is a staple in my online diet, we got a new mix that showcases a grip of breakbeats that will have you up rockin in no time flat....man def. has a mean ass 45 collection!

I'mma let Dyno tell it:

This week I've been busy here at the DAILY DIGGERS HQ handpicking some uptempo b-boy records perfect for the circle. Whenever I post up some b-boy beats on 45rpm there is usually a good response and some interesting comments, so let's see how you rate this little selection of floor rockers. If you need music for playing at a battle, practice session, b-boy throwdown or house party, or simply to crank up in your whip then this is FOR YOU.

Feel free to get your listen on beforehand, Dyno included a streaming link as well.

-BIG D O



Daily Diggers Presents Born To Get Down